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Turkey Trot Was Fun for All
As shown in the pictures above, the first annual Healthy Schools Healthy Communities Turkey Trot was a success and a lot of fun. There were several drawings for great prizes with winners as follows: Crystal Lee, Tara Anders, and Micca Howard each won a MOCH Family Membership for a month; the following students and parents…
Read MoreDouglas County Dairy Switches to Solar Power
There is a lot of discussion these days about environmentally friendly energy on the farm. One dairy farm family near Ava recently moved beyond discussion and on to implementation with the installation of a solar energy system. Heinz and Vroni Buff are currently producing sufficient electrical energy to run their milk parlor and home according…
Read MoreBears Beat Seymour, Lose to Springfield Central to Open Basketball Season
The Ava Bears opened the 2014-15 basketball season with a win on the home floor Tuesday night, Nov. 25, over Seymour. On Tuesday this week the Bears were back on the court after the Thanksgiving holiday and lost 54-46 to the Bulldogs of Springfield Central. The Bears claimed a 55-51 win over Seymour. The game…
Read MoreAviation Representatives Visit Bill Martin Memorial Airport
Representatives from the Aviation Division of MoDOT were in Ava on Nov. 19 to visit about the improvements being made at the Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airport. They were very complimentary of the work being done by Mr. Davison and his construction trades class.
Read MoreMigrating Pelicans Make Stop In Ava
A flock of about 3 dozen American white pelicans made a stop in Ava this week. These birds were found Tuesday morning on the city lagoon near the MoDOT maintenance building. Conservation Agent Mark Henry said it is not unusual to see the birds on the major lakes in Ozark County, but it is a…
Read MoreAva FFA Members Attend National Convention
FFA attended the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., on Oct 29-31. The top 13 fundraisers qualified to go. Those attending were, from left, front row: Wes Davis (advisor), Kayla Cornett, Troy Herrell, Elizabeth Tucker, Hailey Herrell, Mark Blakey, Molly Henderson, and Brent Lakey (advisor). Back row, from left: Kevin Wedemeyer, Weston Stillings, Trevor McChesney,…
Read MoreSCA Coaches Name All-Conference Athletes
Coaches of the South Central Association met last week and named all-conference teams in football, softball and volleyball. In addition, coaches of the Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association have named all-Southwest District Cross Country teams in classes 1-4. The Southwest District includes all of southwest Missouri south of U.S. 50 and east to include Eminence,…
Read MoreVeterans Day Is Observed With Special Ceremonies, Programs and Dinners
Veterans Day was observed here during the past week with numerous programs, ceremonies, assemblies and dinners honoring our country’s active servicemen and veterans. Emerson Climate Technologies (Copeland) got the ball rolling last Thursday afternoon when Ed Purvis, CEO of Emerson Climate Technologies, Sidney, Ohio, came to Ava to present a special award to an Ava…
Read MoreDouglas County Responders Discuss Dealing With Ebola
A small group of emergency responders met at the MOCH Wellness Center Monday morning to discuss how Douglas County would deal with an ebola case, should the threat present itself. The meeting was coordinated by the Ava/Douglas County Emergency Management Agency and the Douglas County Health Department. Representatives of all fire departments, law enforcement agencies, city…
Read MoreAva Bears, Lady Bears Cross Country Teams Compete at State Championships
Ava Lady Bear Cross Country runner, Bailey Ray finished 10th at the state meet, making her the fastest and the highest placed girl runner in the history of cross country at Ava. Bailey a junior, has led the team all year but ran an exceptionally determined race, setting a new career personal record of 20:48…
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